Career 1979 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Arthur Ashe takes it, 8–0 on categories Ashe wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Koch 347 matches, Ashe 1,065 matches.
Ashe has 48 titles (one every 20 matches) to Koch’s 5 titles (one every 25 matches). Ashe averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Koch’s 1.2. Ashe has the better sets won %: 69.2 to Koch’s 54.7. Winners’ edge: Ashe’s team won 76%, Koch’s team won 55% of the matches they played. Longevity: Ashe has 1,065 matches across 12 seasons, Koch 347 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 5 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 48 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
13.5 4,695 total · best 37 Games wonper game 14.3 15,265 total · best 44
54.7 Sets won % 69.2
51.8 Games won % 56.1
0.1 11 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 89 total · best 1
Head to head 3 8 matches since 1969 5
Hard · 3 matches Koch 0 Ashe 3 Carpet · 3 matches Koch 2 Ashe 1 Clay · 2 matches Koch 1 Ashe 1 Finals · 1 match Koch 1 Ashe 0 Last meetings 4 Aug 1975 · Indianapolis · Round of 16 · Clay Ashe won 4-6 6-4 6-2 28 Oct 1974 · Paris Indoor · Quarterfinal · Hard Ashe won 6-4 2-6 6-2 28 Sept 1970 · Berkeley · Quarterfinal · Hard Ashe won 6-4 7-5 2 Mar 1970 · Hampton · Quarterfinal · Carpet Koch won 7-5 3-6 6-4 9 Feb 1970 · New York · Round robin · Carpet Ashe won 6-5 29 Sept 1969 · Berkeley · Bronze medal match · Hard Ashe won 8-6 7 July 1969 · Washington · Final · Clay Koch won 7-5 9-7 4-6 2-6 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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